[morallydiseased]

cutequius asked:

Who tried to steal (a) bird(s) from the Monterey bay aquarium???

gallusrostromegalus answered:

A couple people a month go into the aviary, see the little round birds of easily swipeable size, sitting right in arm’s reach, and lose any impulse control they have. This is true of apparently every free-roaming bird aviary in every zoo I’ve ever visited. Most of these people are under the age of six, but sometimes adults get the Steal Bird Urge. Almost nobody succedes in grabbing a bird, and those that do are usually too startled to actually abscond with the avian.

[morallydiseased]

rachel-sez asked:

I'm going to the Monterey Bay Aquarium next week for my first time ever. What should I absolutely not miss?

bunjywunjy answered:

I’ve actually never been, does anyone else have must-sees for that aquarium?

[gallusrostromegalus]

Grew up going there because my grandparents went nearby- You actually can see the whole aquarium in one day, its a long day, but you can do the thing. Highlight reel in the order I remember them:

• Otter exhibit. World's most adorable marine weasels. See if you can be there during a feeding or training demo.
• Kelp forest exhibit. Still a marvel of engineering. Moderately hypnotic wave motions.
• Behind the kelp forest is the cephalapods, including the Giant Pacific Red Octopus. STRICTLY SPEAKING the best time to see this exhibit is during a sleepever event because the octopus is nocturnal and dances, but that's what return visits are for.
• The Big Tank. recreates the local ecology. See if you can spot the Murres.
• Shorebird aviary. Do. Not. Attempt. To. Steal. Birb.
• Bat Ray touch pool (they're shy and will troll you, but Such A Good Texture)
• Freshwater creek exhibit outside on the deck. Also check out the coast outside for seals, whales, kyakers making dubious life choices, birds etc.
• Open Ocean Exhibit feat. Tuna which are WAY bigger than you're imagining and also they got puffins now??
• I think there's a whole permanent Jellyfish Exhibit still there and it's lovely? That, or that's where the current Tentacles Special Exhibit is.
• I think the theater is still there- they often have guest lectures or video updates from the MBARI Deep-sea rover.

But yes, You Actually CAN see the whole thing in one day, I reccomend at least two though. And coming back. Often.

[garaktime]

[autistic-bashir]

still haven’t seen ent but there should’ve been an episode where archer just carries porthos around the whole time and it turns out porthos is controlling him like in ratatouille

[autistic-bashir]

[lookitsstevie]

[weirdchristmas]

PSA: I’m not going back in my box until January 6. That’s when the Christmas season officially ends. Epiphany, after Twelfth Night, the reason for the “Twelve Days of Christmas.” I’ll sprinkle more New Year cards in, but don’t let the stores tell you how to celebrate. Christmas season STARTS on the 25th - that’s not the last day.

[petermorwood]

[damalseer]

[alexaloraetheris]

...You know what, I’ve been trying to motivate myself to go and study, and this is just what I needed.

On the other hand, I have questions

[petermorwood]

This would be funny anyway, and the dubbing makes it hilarious!

(I think the sword is based on one of these…)

[doggos-with-jobs]

Dogs perform Nativity play

[gibberishquestion]

going to a restaurant alone makes me feel like i’m simultaneously an old man and 5 years old

[weirdchristmas]

“The boar’s head in hand bring I,
Bedecked with bays and rosemary…“

[cosmictuesdays]

When you live in the dark for so long, you begin to love it. And it loves you back, and isn’t that the point? You think, the face turns to the shadows, and just as well. It accepts, it heals, it allows.
But it also devours.

Carver, Raymond. Late Fragment. (via coldspaces)